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CURRENT EXHIBITION

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Theaster Gates: When Clouds Roll Away

Reflection and Restoration from the Johnson Archive

On view September 13, 2024 - March 16, 2025​​​

Stony Island Arts Bank​ (6760 S. Stony Island Avenue)

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Left: Isaac Sutton, portrait of Eartha Kitt. Johnson Publishing Company Archive and Theaster Gates Studio, courtesy Ford Foundation, J. Paul Getty Trust, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Smithsonian Institution

News & Updates

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Mrs Prada and me: why Theaster Gates has joined forces with fashion

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Tending a Garden of Love in Kenwood

Upcoming Events

  • DJ Crate Digga Hash
    Fri, Nov 22
    Stony Island Arts Bank
    Nov 22, 2024, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Nov 22, 2024, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Join us every Friday night at The Johnson Lounge for an eclectic mix of soulful, funky, and nostalgic sounds from a talented lineup of DJs. This week Crate Digga Hash will bless us with soul, R&B, broken beat, and soulful hip-hop. Free Admission.
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  • Remembering Tamir Rice: A Decade of Memorializing and Resilience
    Sat, Nov 23
    Stony Island Arts Bank
    Nov 23, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Nov 23, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    A day of community reflection and art-making in memory of Tamir Rice and others lost to state violence, honoring resilience and remembrance.
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  • Documentary Screening: For Our Children (2022)
    Sat, Nov 23
    Stony Island Arts Bank
    Nov 23, 2024, 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM
    Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Nov 23, 2024, 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM
    Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    FOR OUR CHILDREN is a powerful film uniting maternal voices of resilience against police brutality. Directed by Débora Souza Silva.
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  • The Power of Black Queer Narratives: A Literary Exchange
    Sat, Nov 30
    Stony Island Arts Bank
    Nov 30, 2024, 4:00 PM
    Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Nov 30, 2024, 4:00 PM
    Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Explore the power of Black queer writing with local voices shaping literature & culture. Join us for an afternoon of connection and insight!
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